Windows 12 Rumors Spark Debate Over Microsoft’s Next Leap

Wednesday, May 7, 2025, 7:20 am

With Windows 10 support ending soon, chatter mounts over Microsoft’s long-rumored Windows 12. Critics and enthusiasts alike are divided, with some hailing it as a necessary evolution and others skeptical of the next big change, all while the industry's excitement borders on absurd hype.

tomshardware.com / Windows 10 support is ending — but End of 10 wants you to switch to Linux

End of 10 is encouraging people with Windows 10 PCs to install Linux and skip buying new Windows 11 PCs.

betanews.com / Move over Windows 11, Windows 12 is the Microsoft operating system we need

With Windows 10 support ending later this year, attention is turning to the long-rumored Windows 12 -- whichcould be Microsoft’s next major leap in AI-enhanced computing.

theregister.com / Microsoft moved the goalposts once. Will Windows 12 bring another shift?

Windows 11's hardware requirements: Sales ploy or security play? Comment Retired Microsoft engineer Dave Plummer has weighed in on the increasingly heated discussion regarding the impending end of Windows 10. Are Windows 11's hardware requirements all about security or just a sales ploy in…

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